The Future of Biofuels in an Electrifying Global Transportation Sector [electronic resource] : Imperative, Prospects and Challenges

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 665.5 Petroleum
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Science ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2019
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: p. 563-582 : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 262721
• Chủ đề: 1. 09 biomass fuels; 2. Biofuels and bio-products; 3. Biotechnology; 4. Carbon mitigations; 5. Electric vehicles

Tóm tắt

Low carbon alternatives are an imperative for decarbonizing the transportation sector. There is growing interest in electrification of transportation but even with aggressive growth in sales, a significant share of transportation is expected to rely on liquid fuel by midcentury. Biofuels are appealing as low carbon fuels but those produced from food crops generate a food vs. fuel dilemma. We discuss the prospects for expanding biofuels, while mitigating the competition with food production though a transition to second generation biofuels from biomass as well as the potential for biotechnology to transform the agricultural sector globally to increase crop productivity and make biofuels and food production complementary. We highlight the role for policy, technological innovations, and institutions to achieve increased food and biofuel production.